Guanidine is a compound with a carbon atom bonded to two nitrogen atoms via singles bonds, and one nitrogen atom via double bond in the following formula: HNC(NH2)2. Guanidine can be considered the nitrogen analogue of carbonic acid.
1,1-Dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride is used as an antidiabetic agent, used in polycystic ovary syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. It may also reduce weight gain in people taking atypical antipsychotics, used in a study to investigate its role in enhancing the...